Academic research
We have selected some of the strongest academic research regarding interventions to manage the return to work process following mental health sickness absence and provided summaries below. All studies have been published in peer-reviewed journals and are presented under four headings: Prevalence and literature reviews – a summary of leading systematic reviews, meta-analyses and studies providing further insight into return to work following mental-ill health research; Individual Interventions – return to work interventions focused at the individual; Manager Interventions – interventions aimed at supporting managers/leaders who are managing an employee through the return to work process and Practitioner Interventions – return to work interventions focused towards the practitioner.